THINGS TO LOOK FOR TODAY

THE BUREAU: Dr. Sai will hold a meeting of his now completed
Bureau this morning at 9:00 am. The possible items of discussion
will be the lack of interpretation and the organization of work for
the ICW. Dr. Sai may also discuss the possibility of holding
informal-informals on the contentious areas of the ICW agenda,
particularly the concept of guiding principles as elaborated in the
conceptual framework document.

PLENARY: The Plenary will meet in Conference Room 2 soon
after 10:00 am to begin discussion on Agenda Item 5, "Proposed
conceptual framework of the draft recommendations of the
Conference." The session will begin with remarks by Dr. Sadik, the
Secretary-General of the Conference, followed by Colombia, on
behalf of the G-77, and Denmark for the European Community. Other
countries, as well as NGOs, will have the opportunity to present
their views on the conceptual framework today and into next week.
The Secretariat will have been advised by the Bureau, following its
meeting this morning, as to how it should consolidate the input
from the Plenary debate. The Chair has requested that governments
scheduled to speak on this item next week should transmit their
written recommendations to the Secretariat today. The objective
will be to prepare a revised conceptual framework to be circulated
on Monday.

Look for government positions regarding the overall balance of the
conceptual framework document. While some countries view this
Conference as an opportunity to set goals for population management
and the mobilization of resources for that purpose, others want to
see the problem of population addressed within the larger
development context.

INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS OF THE WHOLE (ICW): The ICW will
probably hold it second session at 3:00 pm in Conference Room 6,
following its aborted meeting yesterday afternoon. Discussion will
most likely focus on the G-77 resolution regarding preparations for
the ICPD. As the resolution has implicit financial implications,
watch for the response of the donor countries, especially those
that provide a large percentage of the UN budget.

NGO ACTIVITIES: The Women's Caucus will meet in Conference
Room 6 at 9:00 am. The Asia and Pacific Island NGOs, as well as the
Latin American/Caribbean NGOs will meet in Conference Room D at
12:30 pm. The NGO Planning Committee will convene from 1:00 pm
until 3:00 pm on the second floor of the Church Center and the
African NGOs will meet at 5:00 pm in Conference Room D.